National Institutes of Health

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHAND HUMAN SERVICES 201

The Indian Health Service, as part of

the Public Health Service, provides

a comprehensive health services

delivery system for American Indians

and Alaska Natives. It assists Native

American tribes in developing their

health programs; facilitates and assists

tribes in coordinating health planning,

obtaining, and utilizing health resources

available through Federal, State, and

local programs, operating comprehensive

health programs, and evaluating health

programs; and provides comprehensive

health care services, including hospital

and ambulatory medical care, preventive

and rehabilitative services, and

development of community sanitation

facilities.

Sources of Information

General Inquiries Direct inquiries to the

appropriate off‌ice, Indian Health Service,

801 Thompson Avenue, Rockville, MD

20852.

For further information, contact the Management Policy and Internal Control Staff, Indian Health Service,

Suite 625A, 801 Thompson Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone, 301–443–2650. Internet, http://www.ihs.

gov.

National Institutes of Health

1 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892

Phone, 301–496–4000. Internet, http://www.nih.gov.

Director FRANCIS S. COLLINS

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

supports biomedical and behavioral

research domestically and abroad,

conducts research in its own laboratories

and clinics, trains research scientists,

and develops and disseminates credible,

science-based health information to the

public.

Aging The Institute conducts and

supports research on the aging process,

age-related diseases, and other special

problems and needs of older Americans.

It also provides information about aging

to the scientif‌ic community, health care

providers, and the public.

For further information, contact the National

Institute on Aging. Phone, 301–496–1752. Internet,

http://www.nia.nih.gov.

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism The

Institute leads the national effort to

reduce alcohol-related problems by

conducting and supporting biomedical

and behavioral research into the causes,

consequences, prevention, and treatment

of alcohol-use disorders.

For further information, contact the National

Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Phone,

301–443–3885. Internet, http://www.niaaa.nih.gov.

Allergy and Infectious Diseases The

Institute conducts and supports research

to study the causes of infectious diseases

and immune-mediated diseases and to

develop better means of preventing,

diagnosing, and treating these diseases.

For further information, contact the National

Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Phone,

866–284–4107 or 301–496–5717. Internet, http://

www.niaid.nih.gov.

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin

Diseases The Institute supports research

into the causes, treatment, and prevention

of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin

diseases; the training of basic and clinical

scientists to carry out this research; and

the dissemination of information on

research progress in these diseases.

For further information, contact the National

Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin

Diseases. Phone, 301–496–8190. Internet, http://

www.niams.nih.gov.

Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

The Institute conducts, coordinates, and

supports research, training, dissemination

of health information, and other programs

with respect to biomedical imaging,

biomedical engineering, and associated

technologies and modalities with

biomedical applications.

For further information, contact the National

Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.